Description
Penetration Aid Clouds forces defenses to distinguish real warheads from decoys, jammers, and sacrificial scouts. Project sustained long-range force through guided ordnance, heavy siege missiles, and protected fuel logistics.
Benefits
Fuel output Empire-wide+5%
Strategy notes
Penetration Aid Clouds develops the Rockets discipline within Missile Siege Fleet. Project sustained long-range force through guided ordnance, heavy siege missiles, and protected fuel logistics. Its immediate value is +5% fuel output. The principal counterpressure is that point defense, fast interception, ammunition raids, and attacks on slow supply fleets can break the siege.
Player hints
This is a major commitment. Secure its required resources and protect the supporting infrastructure before assigning Critical priority. Favor this technology when its Rockets benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects.
Research cost
160KRP
100KCredits
56KCommon
32KRare
40KStrategic
48KFuel